MARSHALL — A mineral commonly added to American drinking water was in the news this week. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he planned to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending that communities fluoridate their water. Recommendations about ...

VESTA — Brooke Guetter says she always thinks the project she’s currently working on will be the last one. But then “something else falls into our laps.” That’s the way it has gone for Guetter since being hired as Vesta’s city administrator three years ago. “I’m never going ...

MARSHALL — The Mortland family of Marshall has given over eight decades of employment to Southwest Minnesota State University, led by the two current longest-serving university employees, Jim and Mary Mortland. “We’ve seen a lot of people come and go, and retire. It’s hard to ...

Thousands of people around Minnesota showed up at protests of President Donald Trump and his administration on Saturday — and the crowds included area residents. Marshall residents said Monday that they traveled to rallies like one held in Willmar to make themselves heard. “It is not a ...

SLAYTON — The owners of a Slayton printing plant are phasing out traditional newspaper press equipment, and cutting some jobs. At the same time, several area newspapers printed at the plant will also be transitioning over to a new style, and being printed on new digital printing ...

Photo by Dwayne Black Three Lakes Homestead vendor Terrie Rothmeier, left, of Clements helped Cindy Rignell with some of her products during the 20th annual Prairie Women’s Expo in Tracy Saturday. Vendors and customers filled the Veterans Memorial Center. The event is sponsored by the ...